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Section 27 of the insolvency act 24 of 1936 as a violation of the equality clause of the constitution of South Africa: a critical analysis
(2016)
This paper examines section 27 of the Insolvency Act 24 of 1936 within the context of the right to equality in section 9 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (the Constitution). Section 27 of the ...
A Disgrace to the Master Race: Colonial Discourse Surrounding the Incarceration of "European" Prisoners within the Colony of Natal towards the End of the Nineteenth and Beginning of the 20th Centuries
(2017-12-08)
The discourse surrounding the punishment of offenders within a
society reveals much about the particular ideological
underpinnings of power within that society. Penal discourse
within colonial societies is particularly ...
Water Security and the Right to Water in Southern Africa: An Overview
(2017-01-05)
The Southern African region's water-related problems are quite diverse. From the struggles of indigenous communities in Botswana to the cholera outbreaks in Zimbabwe; from the difficulties of poor communities in accessing ...
Application of Section 30 of the Restitution of Land Rights Act in the Courts: Some Guidelines
(2017-10-17)
In terms of section 30 of the Restitution of Land Rights Act 22 of 1994, the court is allowed to "admit any evidence, including oral evidence, which it considers relevant and cogent to the matter being heard by it, whether ...
Disclosure in Centre for Child Law v the Governing Body of Hoërskool Fochville
(2017-12-18)
When a party refers to evidentiary material in the course of litigation, ordinarily this party is under an obligation to make this evidence available to his opponent, particularly when called upon to do so. However, over ...
Inclusive histories for inclusive futures: Interactions and entanglements then and now
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
This article makes a case for the production and dissemination of inclusive
histories in public dialogue and public spaces of history consumption, including
classrooms, lecture halls, monuments and textbooks. Inclusive ...
“Making History compulsory”: Politically inspired or pedagogically justifiable?
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
While recognising the contested nature of History as a school subject, this
article explores the political context and practical implications of making History
compulsory until Grade 12. After twenty one years of democracy, ...
A systematic method for dealing with source-based questions
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2015)
This article is intended to help both learners and teachers get to grip with the
source material used in examination and tests by providing a systematic way
in which to analyse them for such factors as usefulness, ...
Innovative ways to teach the youth lessons from South Africa’s historical legacies
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
This article explains a creative way in which lessons from history may in future
be presented to a new generation. This will be made possible by utilising new
technology and ingenuity to make history educational and ...
Thoughts about the historiography of veracity or “truthfulness” in understanding and teaching History in South Africa
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
Debating the understanding and use of historical content as fact and/or fiction in
publications has come a long way in the science of History (historiography). Arthur
Marwick for example, in “The new nature of history, ...